GENOCIDE—FACT AND FANTASY

By David Perlstein | August 12, 2016

On August 1, The Movement for Black Lives issued its platform. The group represents a coalition of 60-plus organizations calling for equal treatment for African Americans in the criminal justice system and rebuilding Black communities. Among the platform’s statements: “The US […] is complicit in the genocide taking place against the Palestinian people.” Around the…

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ORWELL RESPONDS—ANOTHER MEDIA FABLE

By David Perlstein | July 25, 2014

Last week’s post, “Orwell in Gaza,” drew much response, including an email from Becca Orwell received yesterday. I reprint it here. In the interest of responsible journalism—the hallmark of modern media—I make no editorial comment. Dear Mr. Perlstein: I am disturbed, to put it mildly, by your post of July 18. While you reported my…

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ORWELL IN GAZA—A MEDIA FABLE

By David Perlstein | July 18, 2014

ORWELL: This is Becca Orwell reporting live with Abu Jihad, Deputy Minister for Information of persecuted Hamas here in besieged Gaza. Minister, I want to be entirely objective about the Israeli war machine. What’s going on here? ABU JIHAD: The Israelis keep bombing our rocket launching sites and targeting our military leaders. Now they’ve entered…

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